head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
base on balls; walk; pass
continuation; succession; series
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
match; game; bout; contest
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
all things in nature; the whole creation
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
while; during; while; although; all; both
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
attendance; participation; presence
to know (a person); to think
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
the West; the Occident; Western countries
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to have a talk; to tell a story
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
content-free chat; idle gossip
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak